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2019 OFFICIAL RACE GUIDE

FEATURING THE 2000-201 9

20 years of supporting hometown athletes.

82 years of supporting a hometown brand. Welcome!

As we embark on the 20th Running of the Ukrop’s So thank you for your support over the years, thank Monument Avenue 10k, I would like to take the you for spreading our mission of inspiring people to opportunity to look back over the years to see the life actively, and thank you for celebrating with us on impact the race has had on the Richmond Community. Saturday, April 13th. What started as a race of 2,500 people has grown and inspired over 500,000 people to live an active We look forward to seeing you at the finish line! lifestyle. We have seen spectators and volunteers inspired year after year to move from the sidelines to the racecourse.

Today we are the 3rd largest 10k in the country and nationally recognized as a must do event for all runners and walkers, none of which would be possible without the support of the entire Meghan Keogh Richmond Community. Race Director

Table of Contents

4 Schedule & Expo 18 Race Day Traffic Info / FREE Bike Valet

6 Event Charities 19-24 Maps

8-11 Race Day Info 26 Kids Run RVA Reunion Story

12 Past Winners 29 Sports Backers Upcoming Events

14 Dash For the Cash Story 34 Race Committee

16 Virginia529 Kids Run

sportsbackers.org 3 Schedule / Pre-Race

PACKET PICK-UP/RACE EXPO Schedule Packet pick-up will be available at the TowneBank Health & Fitness Expo held at the Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center (3001A N. Boulevard) on Thursday, April 11, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Friday, April 12, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. A photo ID is required to pick up your THURSDAY, APRIL 11 race packet. You may pick up a race packet for another pre-registered 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. runner, provided you have a copy of their photo ID. THERE IS NO TowneBank Health & Fitness Expo/Packet RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP! Pick-Up at Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center RACE DAY REGISTRATION Have friends or family who are still waiting to register? We offer Race FRIDAY, APRIL 12 Day registration from 7 to 9:30 a.m. in the Siegel Center adjacent to 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. the 10k Start Line. The cost is $65 for adults and $55 for youth (14 TowneBank Health & Fitness Expo/Packet & under). Please note that Race Day registration does not include a Pick-Up at Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center participant shirt or race bag (Race Day registrant’s may pick up their shirt and bag at Sports Backers’ office the week after the race). EXPO PARKING SATURDAY, APRIL 13 The Arthur Ashe Jr. Center has 2,000 FREE parking spaces located in 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. the surface lots outside the building. For directions, visit our website. Dress Up & Run contest check-in on the north side of Broad St. near Shafer St. OFFICIAL EVENT MERCHANDISE and Start Line Leave time at the Expo to check out the latest event merchandise 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. inside Sports Backers Store. With a great selection of running apparel Bag Check available on Franklin Street and commemorative items, there’s sure to be something for everyone near Laurel Street on your shopping list. Bonus! Every dollar you spend helps Sports Backers’ mission come true. Celebrate your accomplishment and help 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sports Backers build a more active community! Bike Valet service available on Franklin Learn more about Sports Backers on page 28-29. Street near Pine Street

7:30 a.m. Blessing of the Runners at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart 8 a.m. DOWNLOAD THE 10K APP! Virginia529 Kids Run starts on Park Avenue near Harrison Street Now you can have all the event info for event weekend at your fingertips! Runner 8:30 a.m. tracking, course maps, schedules, expo Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k starts at directions, spectator info, and event Broad and Harrison Streets (Wave A) details are all included. Enjoy everything that the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Virginia529 Kids Run have to offer! SUBWAY Post Race Festival on Laurel Street and S. Cathedral Place/Floyd Avenue

4 sportsbackers.org JUST RUN Clear your head with Registration Protector* from Allianz Global Assistance. It can reimburse your race registration fees if you can’t compete for any number of reasons—including covered injury, illness, traffic accidents and more.

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sportsbackers.org 5 Event Charities Event Charities: VCU Massey Cancer Center & Kids Run RVA VCU MASSEY CANCER CENTER: JOIN THE MASSEY CHALLENGE! VCU Massey Cancer Center is the official charitable fundraising partner of the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k for the fourteenth year in a row! Take action in the fight against cancer and help raise crucial funds for Massey Cancer Center’s life-saving mission!

HOW TO MAKE YOUR MILES MATTER ON APRIL 13TH: 1. Register at https://www.teammassey.org/masseychallenge19

2. Customize your fundraising page with photos and personal message and share with your network via email and social media

3. Invite your friends, family, and coworkers to join you

4. With $100 raised or donated, you receive the 2019 commemorative Team Massey technical shirt to wear on race day!

With your help, we will be one step closer to curing cancer.

OFFICIAL RACE CHARITY!

Kids Run RVA is an initiative of Sports Backers that motivates thousands of young people across our region to run and be active on a regular basis. Sports Backers is committed to improving the health of our children by encouraging routine physical activity, which is critical to their long-term growth and well-being.

As an official charity of the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k, donations to Kids Run RVA help us to provide free training opportunities for youth of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds as well as funding to support school-based run clubs and events. For schools with fewer resources, Kids Run RVA grants can additionally cover transportation and entry fees to Sports Backers events - like the Virginia529 Kids Run - which serve as celebrations of the students’ discipline and hard work.

We invite each of you to learn more about how you can get involved with Kids Run RVA. Each time a child laces up his or her shoes, you will be giving them the most important gift of all: a path to good health and fitness!

6 sportsbackers.org Just like you on race day, we give everything.

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CATHEDRAL OF THE SACRED HEART OFFERS BLESSING OF THE RUNNERS ON Race Day Info RACE MORNING BAG CHECK Want to start this year's Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k with a little Divine Assistance? If so, you're invited to attend an Bag check is available to all registered participants from ecumenical worship service and "Blessing of the Runners" 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Franklin Street near Pine Street, so that will take place at 7:30 a.m. on race day, April 13. This you will need to go there first to drop off your gear and then brief worship service will take place at Cathedral of the head over to the start area on Broad Street. You will attach Sacred Heart, which is on Laurel Street facing Monroe Park the tear-off tag on your bib to your bag to identify it as - around the corner from the finish line for the 10K. All are yours. ALL BAGS ARE SUBJECT TO SEARCH. invited to attend! For more information, contact the Office of Vocations, Catholic Diocese of Richmond, at 804-359- 5661. This may be your one chance to wear your running shoes and shorts to church! Come pray, receive a blessing, then run—it might just help you hit that PR you're after!

DRESS UP & RUN CONTEST

The competition is stiff, but if you get wild and creative enough with your costume, you might just take home some cash! A panel of judges will determine the top three group and individual/duo entries.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DRESS UP & RUN CONTEST You must be a registered participant in the 2019 Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k, and you must wear your bib number. Check in at the Dress Up & Run Contest tent on the north side of Broad Street near Shafer Street between 7 and 10 a.m. prior to your race start time. You must wear your costume while you participate in the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k. Winners will be posted on sportsbackers.org on Saturday afternoon, April 13. Criteria for winning include creativity, originality, craftsmanship, enthusiasm and theme. Full contest rules can be found on our website.

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WAVE START INFORMATION WAVE START SCHEDULE What are Waves? It’s pretty simple actually. Instead of one big start with all 25,000 people taking off at once, we divide Wave A - Seeded Runners - Sub 40:00 8:30 a.m. everyone into almost 40 waves. Each wave is organized by Wave AA - Seeded Runners - 40:00 to 41:59 8:31 people’s expected pace so that everyone can run with others their own speed. Waves start with the fastest runners, then Wave AB - Seeded Runners - 42:00 to 43:59 8:32 go to slower runners, then joggers, then walkers. You selected Wave AW - Wheelchair Participants 8:35 your own wave when you registered. Wave B - Seeded Runners - 44:00 to 45:59 8:37 Wave BA - Seeded Runners - 46:00 to 46:59 8:38 While lining up on Broad Street, please look for the volunteer Wave BB - Seeded Runners - 47:00 to 47:59 8:39 holding the wave sign that corresponds to your bib. For example, if the wave listed on your bib number is SB, then Wave C - Seeded Runners - 48:00 to 48:59 8:40 you will look for the “SB” sign. Your group will be walked into Wave CA - Seeded Runners - 49:00 to 49:59 8:41 the starting corral as the start time for your wave approaches. Wave D - Seeded Runners - 50:00 to 50:59 8:42 Wave Security will be on hand to make sure that you are lined Wave E - Seeded Runners - 51:00 to 51:59 8:43 up with the correct wave. Wave F - Seeded Runners - 52:00 to 52:59 8:44 PLEASE NOTE: Wave G - Seeded Runners - 53:00 to 53:59 8:45 • If you wish to start with someone who is in a different Wave H - Seeded Runners - 54:00 to 54:59 8:46 wave, you may do so by starting in the slower person’s Wave J - Seeded Runners - 55:00 to 55:59 8:47 wave. In other words, you may drop back to a slower wave, Wave K - Seeded Runners - 56:00 to 56:59 8:49 but no one may move up to a faster wave. THIS WILL BE Wave L - Seeded Runners - 57:00 to 57:59 8:50 STRICTLY ENFORCED! Wave M - Seeded Runners - 58:00 to 58:59 8:51 • Be sure to pin your bib number to the front of your shirt. Wave N - Seeded Runners - 59:00 to 59:59 8:53 You must wear your bib number to be admitted into the Wave P - Runners - 60:00 to 60:59 8:55 starting corral. Your race number also contains your timing Wave Q - Runners - 61:00 to 61:59 8:57 device. Please do not bend or fold your bib as this may Wave R - Runners - 62:00 to 62:59 8:58 damage the timing device and prevent you from receiving an accurate time. Wave SA - Runners - 63:00 to 65:59 9:00 a.m. Wave SB -Runners - 63:00 to 65:59 9:04 • Remember, we have chip timing to record your exact start Wave SC - Runners – 63:00 to 65:59 9:08 time, so your results will accurately reflect the time it took Wave SD - Runners – 63:00 to 65:59 9:12 you to run the race no matter which corral you start in. Wave SE - Runners – 63:00 to 65:59 9:16 Wave TA - Runners – 66:00 to 69:59 9:19 Wave TB - Runners – 66:00 to 69:59 9:22 IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT WAVE Wave UA - Joggers – 70:00 to 74:59 9:25 START TIMES Wave UB - Joggers – 70:00 to 74:59 9:29 Wave VA - Joggers – 75:00 to 89:59 9:32 Each wave will begin promptly at its designated start time. Participants are responsible for being on time Wave VB - Joggers – 75:00 to 89:59 9:36 for the start of their wave. Starting mats will be turned Wave WA - Jog/Walkers – 90 to 100 min. 9:39 off immediately after the start of Wave YA in order to Wave WB - Jog/Walkers – 90 to 100 min. 9:44 reopen Broad Street, so latecomers are in danger of not Wave WC - Jog/Walkers – 90 to 100 min. 9:49 receiving an accurate start time. Wave XA - Walk/Joggers – 100 to 110 min. 9:52 Wave XB - Walk/Joggers – 100 to 110 min. 9:56 Wave YA - Walkers – 110 min. or more 10:00 a.m.

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EVENT FEATURES DISPOSABLE BIB TIMING TAG ALLIANZ WORLDWIDE The Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k is timed using the PARTNERS COMMUNITY ChronoTrack “B-Tag,” a light-weight disposable timing device that comes attached to your race bib and requires no SPIRIT CONTEST additional application. Do not remove the timing tag from The most enthusiastic Spirit Groups along the 10k course will the back of your bib and do not fold or crumple your bib. receive special recognition! A Spirit Group’s goal is to show the most enthusiasm through cheers, dances, and encouragement DASH FOR THE CASH given to the 10k runners and walkers. A $300 Grand Spirit Award will be given to the winning group, with cash prizes Brian P. Brown has been chosen as the Dash for the Cash going to twelve other groups. All groups must be registered and competitor and has a chance to win a $2,500 bonus prize. approved in advance with Sports Backers to compete for the Brian’s race starts at 8:30 a.m. with a roughly 2-mile head awards. Check the race website for more details. start. When the starting gun goes off, he will dash for the finish line, followed closely by the elite runners. If Brian can outrun the fastest elite runner, the $2,500 Dash for the SUBWAY POST Cash prize is his for the taking! If not, the prize is donated RACE FESTIVAL to the VCU Massey Cancer Center. Full story on page 14. Catch your breath and celebrate your finish at the post- race party on Laurel Street and Cathedral Place/Floyd 2019 Avenue! There will be a DJ, along with food, drinks, and FINISHER activities for the little ones. MEDAL EVENT COVERAGE ON CBS 6 COMPLETES Be sure to watch for stories and race 3-YEAR SERIES coverage on CBS 6 the week leading up to the event. On race We’re excited to be morning there will be live pre-race coverage of the event, and giving 2019 event cut-ins throughout. finishers the third in a series of limited edition medals. These medals, earned year-to-year, complement each other and fit together to form one seriously cool Mega Medal. 10K FAMILY MEETING AREA They're the perfect way to commemorate your race, whether Upon exiting the Finish Line Corral, there will be an area to you're a first-timer or a 10K veteran! meet your family and friends on Laurel Street. Just tell them to meet under the sign listing the letter of the alphabet that corresponds to the 10k participant’s last name.

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EVENT DO'S AND DON'TS RACE PHOTOS For the enjoyment of all participants and spectators, please MarathonFoto professional photographers will be taking adhere to the following event rules: participant photos along the 10k course and at the finish line of both the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k and Virginia529 • No strollers, baby joggers, animals on leashes, Kids Run. Be sure your bib number is visible, and smile when skateboards, skates, handcycles, or bicycles will be you see the MarathonFoto team. Then, visit their website the allowed on the course. This will be strictly enforced. week after the race to see your photos. • No one other than registered race participants may cross the finish line. Please do not have anyone join you for the final stretch. This is strictly enforced. FINISHER CERTIFICATES Free finisher certificates will be available on your official • The post race food area is for registered event participants results page after the race. Just click and print! only. Please do not bring family members in with you. • Please do not leave any personal items at the start line. Anything left behind at the start line after the last wave PICK UP THE RICHMOND TIMES- has departed at 10:00 a.m. will be collected and either DISPATCH 10K EDITION disposed of or donated to local charities. On Sunday, April 14, the Times-Dispatch will feature a special section with stories, photos, top results, and more from the PARTICIPANT TRACKING event. Be sure to pick up your keepsake copy of this edition. Sign up to receive updates when your favorite participant reaches certain points on the course: start line, half way REGISTER FOR THE 2020 UKROP’S (3.1 miles), and the finish line. Register online or download MONUMENT AVENUE 10K ON RACE DAY our app. AND RECEIVE A FREE GIFT! RACE RESULTS The April 13, 2019 Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k will be the 20th running of RVA’s biggest and best tradition and we’re Final, official results will be available at https://www. starting the year-long celebration by opening registration at the sportsbackers.org/events/monument-ave-10k/10k-results/ SUBWAY Post Race Festival on Saturday, April 14. Sign up on by the evening of Saturday, April 13. site and walk away with a $10 Kroger gift card for every person you register (while supplies last)! SUB :40 CLUB Joining this Club is no easy feat! Run the 10k in 39:59 or LOST & FOUND better and bragging rights and exclusive commemorative If you lose or find valuables on race day, please go to the swag will be yours at the finish! Just head to the Volunteer Check-in tent on Cathedral Place. Lost and found Merchandise Tent in the SUBWAY Post Race Festival area items will be taken to the Sports Backers office on Monday, and pick up your prize! April 15. If you lose something, you can call 804-285-9495 or email [email protected].

sportsbackers.org 11 Race Day PAST MALE 10K WINNERS PAST FEMALE 10KWINNERS 2000 Jared Segera 29:27 2000 Alisa Harvey 35:25 2001 Elly Rono 29:59 2001 Anna Pichrtova 34:57 2002 Reuben Chesang 29:32 2002 Lynbov Demisova 33:22 2003 Gilbert Koech 28:34 2003 Edna Kiplagat 32:28 2004 Reuben Chebii 28:07 2004 Tatyana Petrova 32:46 2005 Ernest Meli-Kimeli 28:43 2005 Tatyana Petrova 32:46 2006 Nicodemus Malakwen 28:31 2006 Magdalene Makunzi 32:33 2007 Teferi Bacha 28:29 2007 Magdalene Makunzi 32:24 2008 Abdi Abdirahman 28:32# 2008 Leah Kiprono 34:19 2009 Tilahun Regassa 28:21 2009 Amane Gemeda 32:37 2010 Alene Reta 28:26 2010 Megan Wright 33:06 2011 Julius Kogo 29:02 2011 Megan Wright 33:12 2012 Mengistu Nebsi 28:33 2012 Melisa Mejdoub 33:07 2013 Julius Kogo 28:18 2013 Ogla Kimaiyo 32:25 2014 Paul Chelimo 29:24* 2014 Kellyn Johnson 33:18* 2015 Tyler McCandless 29:38* 2015 Kellyn Taylor 33:21* 2016 Silas Frantz 30:46* 2016 Nicol Traynor 34:01* 2017 Ryan Hagen 30:37* 2017 Rachel Ward 35:55* 2018 Matthew McDonald 30:10* 2018 Bethany Sachtleben 33:37* Bold indicates race record / *Collegiate Running Association 10k Road Race National Championships / #USA Track & Field Men’s 10k Road Race National Championship Are you part of the Crew?

What is the Six Point Two Crew? At 5+ years, your name will appear on the Six Point Two It’s our way of celebrating everyone who has made the Crew Banner at the Townebank Health & Fitness Expo. Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k presented by Kroger How many 10ks have you completed? RVA’s biggest tradition! Help us celebrate your 10k milestones by letting us know Keep your streak alive! if your listing is correct! Check your past 10k results here. Every year you cross the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k Have you reached one of these milestone levels but haven’t finish line, you’ll be on your way to reaching another Six received a rewards redemption email from us? You can fill Point Two Crew milestone! Each milestone is celebrated out the redemption form here. with an exclusive perk available only to crew members! Questions? Email us at [email protected]

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sportsbackers.org 13 Profile:Dash For Father-Son The Cash Duo

Brian P. Brown will Dash for the Cash

at Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k presented by Kroger By Pete Woody

Brian P. Brown, a Mechanicsville resident and marketing professor in the VCU School of Business, has been selected for an opportunity to win $2,500 as the Dash for the Cash participant at the 2019 Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k presented by Kroger.

Brown was chosen at random from over 15,000 people who were registered for the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k as of the February 1 contest deadline. Based on the predicted time he listed on his race entry form and his past performance in the event, he will be given a roughly two-mile head start on the course and will attempt to cross the finish line before any of the other athletes running in the full 10k (6.2 miles). If he does outrun the rest of the field to the finish line, he will win the $2,500 cash prize. If another runner finishes first, the $2,500 will be donated to the VCU Massey Cancer Center, an official event charity.

Brown first participated in the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue For the first time, the 10K will be a family affair for 10k in 2012, after moving to Richmond the previous year, Brown. “My 17-year-old son ran the 10K last year. We and this will be the sixth time he’s taken part. “I’ve enjoyed didn’t run together, but it still felt special to have him out every one,” Brown said of his 10k race experiences. “The there,” Brown said. “He and my 14-year-old daughter are crowd is amazing, I always run into a few friends, the bands registered, so it’ll be a cool to have them both out there jam, and there’s just a lot of energy and enthusiasm.” In this year.” He’s also hopeful that taking on the Dash for the addition to the 10k, Brown has taken part in a number Cash challenge will bring some added spectator support. of half marathons, including the Markel Richmond Half “With the spotlight on me this year, I hope to rally my wife, Marathon, and also enjoys trail running. some students, and a few more friends, although some of them will come out to see me get run down by a bunch Despite his familiarity and experience with the 10k, Brown of elite runners just for the fun of it!” Brown said, before was still very surprised to hear about his Dash for the Cash adding, “My nephew’s a VCU student. Maybe I can get him opportunity. “At first, I didn’t believe it. I thought it was and his buddies to wake up early enough on a Saturday a contest I had to enter or maybe just a prank or scam!” morning to start a cheering section.” he said. “I got a little anxious to be honest. Was I going to embarrass myself in front of the Richmond community?! Brown’s training so far has included multiple runs per week, But once I thought about it and talked it over with my mixed in with swimming and yoga. He is aiming to strike a family, I got excited.” balance between focusing on the 10k while also preparing for the spring and summer running season. “I never take Brown also reflected on the role the 10k charity partnership the run too seriously in terms of a time since it’s so early in with the VCU Massey Cancer Center played in his decision the running season. I just try to enjoy the vibe…my number to take part. “Win or lose, it’s for a great cause,” Brown one priority is to be healthy on race day, even if I’m not at said. “I lost my sister-in-law, Julie Dickson Brown, to my fittest.” cancer just a couple of years ago. If I can raise money and awareness to help fight that dreaded disease while doing Above all, Brown knows this is a rare opportunity and a something I enjoy, why not?” unique way to experience the 10k, and he says he’s looking forward to the challenge: “It’s going to be fun.”

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VIRGINIA529 KIDS RUN INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION A half-hour before the 10k participants make their way • One adult may accompany any child age 8 or under while down Monument Avenue, over 1,000 youngsters will line they are on the course. PLEASE NOTE: The parent or up for the 17th annual Virginia529 Kids Run. Representing guardian must sign a waiver while registering the child a generation of future runners, children ages 5-12 will online or bring a signed copy to packet pick up. At packet complete a one-mile course that starts on Park Ave. and pick up, the parent or guardian will receive a special bib takes them to Lombardy St. to Stuart Circle to Monument that MUST be worn and be visible during the event. Ave and back down Franklin St. where it crosses the same • Kids Run participants will not be timed. There will be a finish line as the 10k. The Virginia529 Kids Run is another clock at the finish for those interested in noting their own example of how the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k is more finish time. than just a race—it’s a fun festival event for the whole family that promotes a healthy lifestyle! • As the finishers enter the finish line chute, they will receive a medal and be reunited with their parents. Then STARTING LINE/WAVE STARTS it’s on to the post-race food tent. • PLEASE no dogs, bikes, or strollers in the start chute, The starting line for the Virginia529 Kids Run is located on course, or finish area. Park Avenue near Harrison Street. Participants will line up in waves based on age (and corresponding to the color of their bib number) and will start as follows: KIDS RUN MEETING AREA ONE parent will be allowed to enter the finish line area WAVE BIB COLOR AGES START on Franklin Street via Shafer Court in order to meet their child(ren). This will help reunite kids and parents faster 1 Purple 10-12 8 a.m. as well as keep the exits clear. Once reunited, they will 2 Green 9 8:02 a.m. continue to the specified exits. All parents must meet their children in this area after the children finish the race.No 3 Green 8 8:04 a.m. child will be allowed to exit without being accompanied by an adult. 4 Orange 7 8:06 a.m.

5 Orange 5-6 8:08 a.m.

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16 sportsbackers.org Congratulations to Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k on their 20th Anniversary!

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sportsbackers.org 17 Sports_TBR_Sportsbackers_Monument_10k_8x10.5_Ad_4c.indd 1 1/24/19 3:37 PM Race Day RACE DAY SHUTTLE SERVICE Traffic Info WINN Transportation will offer two separate shuttle pick-up locations: City Stadium and The Diamond. Anyone wishing MOTORISTS NOT TRAVELING TO THE RACE ARE to take advantage of the shuttle service on race day MUST STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO USE I-95 AND I-195 purchase a wristband at the Expo during packet pick up AROUND THE CITY. For a list of street closures and traffic hours. Wristbands will be sold on a first-come, first-served pattern changes on race day, please visit our website. basis. There are NO shuttle wristbands available for purchase on Race Day. The cost is $5 per person round trip from City RACE DAY PARKING Stadium and $8 per person round trip from The Diamond. We encourage participants to carpool to the race. Even The shuttle will drop off at Adams and Canal Street. better, jog or ride your bike to the starting line! Free parking SHUTTLE BUS NOTES: is available on streets throughout the area. We strongly recommend going east of Belvidere to find on-street and • Parking spaces are limited at both locations so carpooling surface-lot parking. To lessen the chance of getting stuck in is recommended. A wristband on the shuttle bus does not traffic, please avoid the Belvidere exits off I-95 and I-195, guarantee you a parking spot in the parking lots at either and instead go farther east and exit on 3rd Street, Broad The Diamond or City Stadium. On-street parking is also Street, or Franklin Street. available at each location. • Shuttles will run on a continuous loop between 6:30 Paid parking is available in several parking decks. Arrive a.m. and 1:30 p.m. from each location to the drop off early, as these spaces fill quickly, or beat the crowds and point. To ensure that you have enough time to walk from pre-purchase your parking spot for $8 (which goes up to the drop off point to the start line, please plan to arrive $10 on Race Day)! Follow the given directions to avoid at your shuttle pick up location at least 90 minutes street closures. before your wave is scheduled to start. The drop off • HENRY ST. PARKING DECK - WEST (200 N. HENRY ST) location is 8 blocks from the 10k start area where waves Traveling west on Grace Street from downtown, the begin to line up. (View map) entrance to the deck will be located on your right at the • Each shuttle passenger must have a wristband to board the intersection of Henry St (one block east of Belvidere St). shuttle at the pick-up locations. • 801 W. MAIN STREET (BETWEEN LAUREL & CHERRY ST.) • To expedite the purchase of shuttle wristbands at the expo, Take I-195 to the Idlewood exit. Make a left turn onto cash is recommended, but credit cards are accepted with Cherry Street to the entrance to the deck. an additional convenience fee. • 609 BOWE STREET (NEXT TO THE SIEGEL CENTER) Exit I-95 at the Boulevard and head south (right). Make a TAKE LYFT TO AND FROM THE RACE left turn onto Leigh St. Travel east to Bowe St and make a Lyft is offering 20% off each ride right turn (one block east of Lombardy). Go south and the on race day, up to two rides, for parking deck will be on your left. Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k • 100 S. JEFFERSON STREET (BETWEEN CARY & CANAL ST.) participants! Just use the code Traveling east on Cary St, the deck will be located on your RIC10K when requesting your ride. right at the intersection of Jefferson St (two blocks east of Lyft will be using a designated drop off and pick-up Belvidere St). zone on Main Street between Belvidere and Laurel Street (adjacent to Monroe Park). Check www.sportsbackers.org for race day parking and traffic updates.

FREE BIKE VALET SERVICE PROVIDED BY BIKE WALK RVA! We are once again offering a FREE Bike Valet service. near Pine Street. Bike Valet service will be available from Instead of trying to find parking, ride your bike to 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 13th. Participants the event. Bike Valet will be located on Franklin Street will be able to check their bike bag.

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sportsbackers.org 25 Profile:Kids Run Police RVA Reunion Recruits Kids Run RVA Brings Childhood Friends

Back Together as Run Club Coaches By Pete Woody As coaches for Sports Backers’ Kids Run RVA youth running program, LaShawn Moore and Kisha Holloway get excited for the opportunity to greet their run club members at the finish line of races and share their excitement at completing a goal. But that excitement was nothing compared to the feeling the two experienced when they shared their own emotional greeting last fall at a Kids Run RVA coaches’ meeting, since it was an unexpected and unplanned reunion nearly two decades in the making.

LaShawn and Kisha met in the ninth sitter but this year I was determined of just normal playing,” added Kisha, grade at Hampton High School in to go. When I saw her…I just couldn’t who works with students who attend Hampton, Virginia, in the early 1990s believe this was my best friend right homeschool, a new aspect of the Kids and quickly became inseparable as best there, in my arms.” Run RVA program. “They’re so excited, friends. After growing up together, they their self-esteem is up, and the parents lost contact when work and family life Running has always been an love it. We’re really having a good took them to different cities around the important part of LaShawn and time.” country (LaShawn’s lack of social media Kisha’s relationship, as they were both presence made it even more difficult members of the Hampton High track With the 10k rapidly approaching, to keep in touch). They both relocated team. Now as Kids Run RVA coaches, both coaches say the excitement of to Richmond several years ago, but they aim to share their passion for race day is something all the kids are still, their paths never crossed, despite active living with the kids they coach looking forward to. “I always run the the fact that they shared the same as they’ve prepared for the Ukrop’s 10k myself, so I’m used to the energy family dentist. That changed when they Monument Avenue 10k and Virginia529 from the people” on the course, Kisha walked into a Kids Run RVA coaches’ Kids Run on April 13. Kisha is also said. “I can’t wait for the kids to feel meeting last fall, which led to a surprise a member of Sports Backers’ Fitness it…and get across that finish line.” “It’s connection that had both shedding Warriors program, and for both coaches, so exciting for them,” added LaShawn. tears of joy. helping kids with setting and achieving “You’d be amazed to see what you can goals and instilling a lifelong love of do with that energy.” “It felt like a dream when I saw her running are their main targets. walk into the coaches meeting,” Kisha With a boost from their unexpected said of the moment they saw each other “In my first year, I found that the again. “I couldn’t believe that it was children really get a sense of pride out reunion, LaShawn and Kisha are really her.” of participating,” said LaShawn, who thankful that Kids Run RVA has brought teaches and coaches at E.D. Redd them back together and reconnected “It was surreal, that’s the only word I Elementary School in Richmond. “As their families, and they’ll use that as can use to describe it” added LaShawn. much as I can, I’m going to provide that inspiration. “I feel like it was fate…it “Even though I’ve been a coach for Kids for them. That’s why I do it.” was the perfect moment,” Kisha said, Run RVA for many years, I typically with LaShawn adding, “I feel so blessed have not gone to that meeting because “I found that the kids I work with that it happened.” I’m a single parent and haven’t had a had never really run before, outside

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Kids Run RVA is a free program of Sports Backers that promotes physical activity to youth across the Richmond region and encourages more kids to get moving more often. Kids Run RVA gives kids the chance to have fun while being physically active in their own communities. With dozens of run clubs in schools and neighborhoods, including many underserved communities, Kids Run RVA gets kids moving on a daily basis.

Check out what they’ve been up to so far in the 2018-19 school year!

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in partnership ith Richmond Road 13,455 Runners Club to schools seeking unds to 100+ either implement or maintain run clubs or volunteer run club to help cover the epenses o putting on coaches supported $ PROVIDED school-based running events. through our clinics and orkshops 6000+ Kids participating in the Sports Backers Kids Challenge

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THANK YOU FOR 20 YEARS OF THE 10K!

2000-2019

On April 1, 2000, the first Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k was held with 2,462 registrants. Nineteen races later, over 500,000 people of all ages and abilities have participated, making this one of Richmond’s biggest and best traditions! Upcoming Upcoming Sports Sports Backers Backers Events Events Sports Backers 2019 Event Schedule Be a part of Richmond’s active community, commit to an active lifestyle, or celebrate your hard work by taking part in our sporting events.

Apr 26-27 Ragnar Trail Richmond May 4 Uncorked Half & 5k May 17-19 Dominion Energy Riverrock June 1/2 Marathon Training Team Begins | June 6 Anthem Corporate Run Dominion Energy Riverrock May 17-19 July 21-22 Run Bike Relay presented by Ragnar Aug 3 Richmond International Dragon Boat Festival Aug 10/11 Half Marathon Training Team Begins Aug 24 Virginia Credit Union Moonlight Ride June 6 Aug 24 Patrick Henry Half Marathon Anthem Corporate Run | Sept 21 8k Training Team begins Sept 26 Walmart Biz Bowl Oct 5 Trails & Ales Oct 26 Marathon Jr. Nov 16 VCU Health Richmond Marathon, Virginia Credit Union Markel Richmond Half Marathon, Moonlight Ride | Aug 24 and Richmond 8k Dec 14 CarMax Tacky Light Run

For more information about any of these events, visit sportsbackers.org Trails & Ales | October 5

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Sports Backers thanks all of the sponsors, volunteers, and participants who make the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k possible!

Brittney Antozzi Sponsorship Mike Levins Registration Coordinator and Start Line Katharine Benfer Six Point Two Crew Coordinator Louise Lockett Command Center Nan Callahan PR and Social Media Coordinator Jon Lugbill Executive Director of the Sports Backers Megan Capito Start Area Assistant Caitlyn Mann Graphic Design Intern Tiffany Copeland Start Wave Security Lauren Millard Sponsorship Will Dixon Sponsorship Director Carrie Parker YMCA 10k Training Team Head Coach Ro Gammon Start Festival Kevin Purcell Bag Check Coordinator Betsy Garber Registration Coordinator Jacki Quinlan Kids Run RVA Coordinator Mara George Training Team coordinator/Registration John Raigins Set-up and Breakdown Manager Marcy George Finish Line Coordinator David Ramirez Start/Finish Set-up and Breakdown Michael George Start/Finish Line Coordinator Lisa Randolph Massey Liaison Mary Marshall Graeber Volunteer Coordinator Kate Reedy Registration and Kids Run Matt Gray Barricade Set-up Liaison Lin Rehak Kids Run Course Marshals/Awards Coordinator Roy Grier Kids Run Start Coordinator Dr. Jeff Roberts Medical Director Alison Hale Sports Backers Store Rick Salamida Water Stop Support Amy Hartley Course Marshal Coordinator Scott Schricker Marketing Director Faith Hecht Kids Run Director Megan Schultz Medical Liaison Anne Jenkins Post Race Food Coordinator Erin Skevington Event Management Intern Molly Johnson Expo Director Ashlee Snider Graphic Design Meghan Keogh Event Director Thom Suddeth Elite Athlete Coordinator Lee Keyt Bike Valet Coordinator Brantley Tyndall Dash for the Cash Support Stephanie Kirksey Kids Run Entertainment Coordinator Amy Waters Finish Festival Coordinator Dona Lawson Accounting Manager Pete Woody Media and Communications Manager Jay Lenzi Water Stop Coordinator Meghan Wright Start Area/Wave Coordinator

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